Improvement in the strength of concrete reinforced with agriculture fibers: Assessment on mechanical properties and microstructure analysis
Concrete is weak in tension, causing brittle failure without warning. Fiber is one of the simplest techniques to increase tensile strain. Several kinds of fibers (synthetic) are available such as steel fiber, glass fiber, and carbon fiber. However, these fibers are expensive and cannot be easily acc...
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| author | Jawad Ahmad Yasir Mohammed Jebur Muhammad Tayyab Naqash Muhammad Sheraz Ahmed Hakamy Ahmed Farouk Deifalla |
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| description | Concrete is weak in tension, causing brittle failure without warning. Fiber is one of the simplest techniques to increase tensile strain. Several kinds of fibers (synthetic) are available such as steel fiber, glass fiber, and carbon fiber. However, these fibers are expensive and cannot be easily accessible. Researchers use agricultural fiber in concrete instead of synthetic fibers to offset this deficiency. Although, several studies have shown that agricultural fiber may be utilized to increase concrete tensile strength. However, a details review is required which combines all relevant information and the reader can evaluate the benefits of agricultural fiber. Therefore, this review focus on a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the impact of agricultural fiber on concrete slump flow, mechanical quality, and durability. Furthermore, scanning electronic microscopy, enhancement methods, and agricultural fiber-reinforced concrete (AFRC) applications are also reviewed. Five different types of agricultural fiber including coconut, jute, banana, rice straw, and hemp fibers were selected. According to the findings, agricultural fiber increased concrete’s mechanical and durability qualities while comparably decreasing the slump. The optimum dose is essential as the higher dose adversely affects mechanical performance. The typical optimum amount varies from 1% to 2% by weight/volume of the binder. Among various types of agricultural fiber, coconut fiber is super performance. Less research is carried out on hemp, straw ash, and banana fibers than on coconut and jute fibers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f93ddf8cd84c4366bd57e52658676ea72024-02-14T11:03:49ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics1558-92502024-02-011910.1177/15589250241226480Improvement in the strength of concrete reinforced with agriculture fibers: Assessment on mechanical properties and microstructure analysisJawad Ahmad0Yasir Mohammed Jebur1Muhammad Tayyab Naqash2Muhammad Sheraz3Ahmed Hakamy4Ahmed Farouk Deifalla5Swedish College of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Punjab, PakistanBuilding and Construction Techniques Engineering Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, IraqCivil Engineering Department, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, Saudi ArabiaCentral South University China, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaFuture University in Egypt, New Cairo, Cairo, EgyptConcrete is weak in tension, causing brittle failure without warning. Fiber is one of the simplest techniques to increase tensile strain. Several kinds of fibers (synthetic) are available such as steel fiber, glass fiber, and carbon fiber. However, these fibers are expensive and cannot be easily accessible. Researchers use agricultural fiber in concrete instead of synthetic fibers to offset this deficiency. Although, several studies have shown that agricultural fiber may be utilized to increase concrete tensile strength. However, a details review is required which combines all relevant information and the reader can evaluate the benefits of agricultural fiber. Therefore, this review focus on a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the impact of agricultural fiber on concrete slump flow, mechanical quality, and durability. Furthermore, scanning electronic microscopy, enhancement methods, and agricultural fiber-reinforced concrete (AFRC) applications are also reviewed. Five different types of agricultural fiber including coconut, jute, banana, rice straw, and hemp fibers were selected. According to the findings, agricultural fiber increased concrete’s mechanical and durability qualities while comparably decreasing the slump. The optimum dose is essential as the higher dose adversely affects mechanical performance. The typical optimum amount varies from 1% to 2% by weight/volume of the binder. Among various types of agricultural fiber, coconut fiber is super performance. Less research is carried out on hemp, straw ash, and banana fibers than on coconut and jute fibers.https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250241226480 |
| spellingShingle | Jawad Ahmad Yasir Mohammed Jebur Muhammad Tayyab Naqash Muhammad Sheraz Ahmed Hakamy Ahmed Farouk Deifalla Improvement in the strength of concrete reinforced with agriculture fibers: Assessment on mechanical properties and microstructure analysis Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics |
| title | Improvement in the strength of concrete reinforced with agriculture fibers: Assessment on mechanical properties and microstructure analysis |
| title_full | Improvement in the strength of concrete reinforced with agriculture fibers: Assessment on mechanical properties and microstructure analysis |
| title_fullStr | Improvement in the strength of concrete reinforced with agriculture fibers: Assessment on mechanical properties and microstructure analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improvement in the strength of concrete reinforced with agriculture fibers: Assessment on mechanical properties and microstructure analysis |
| title_short | Improvement in the strength of concrete reinforced with agriculture fibers: Assessment on mechanical properties and microstructure analysis |
| title_sort | improvement in the strength of concrete reinforced with agriculture fibers assessment on mechanical properties and microstructure analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250241226480 |
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